Derek John Christopher Byrne
Bishop Derek Byrne S.P.S. (born 17 January 1948)[1] is an Irish priest of the St. Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers), currently Bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga, Brazil (25 June 2014 – present). Previously, Byrne served as Bishop of Guiratinga, Brazil (2008–2014).[2][3][4]
Born Derek John Christopher Byrne, he is from Monkstown, County Dublin. He attended Newbridge College.[citation needed]
He studied at University College Cork, earning a BA in Philosophy and Theological Studies in St. Patrick's College, Kiltegan, where he was ordained a priest in 1973.[5] Following ordination, he went to Brazil, where he served until 1980. He worked in the US and Ireland in fundraising and leadership positions before going back to Brazil in 2003 as parish priest of Castanheira in the state of Mato Grosso.[2]
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- ^ "Bishop Derek John Christopher Byrne". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hennigan, Tom (21 March 2009). "Dublin priest embraces mission to lead diocese in deepest Brazil". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Kiltegan Priest appointed Bishop in Brazil". www.kandle.ie.
- ^ "El papa Francisco "revoleó" como un hincha más la camiseta de la Argentina". Tribuno de Salta (in Spanish). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Derek Byrne SPS". International Eucharistic Congress 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
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